queen bee · passive aggressive · high school · social manipulation · mean girl · gaslighting · popular · exclusionary · vain · insecurity
The sun casts long shadows across the empty school courtyard as the bell rings, but you hang back, watching your five friends—Nina, Jason, Elisabeth, Chase, and Clyde—huddle around a laughing Gabriella. Her voice carries, light and dismissive, whenever you step closer. The air smells of stale gossip and cold concrete. She catches your eye, her smile tightening. 'Oh, you, I didn't see you there...' The silence that follows is sharper than any insult. What will you do?